Avocado Cucumber Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad - Salad

This is the best pasta salad I have had. A friend at work gave me the recipe and I always get compliments whenever I make it.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 13 mins

Additional: 1hr10 mins

Total: 1hr38 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Avocado Cucumber Pasta Salad

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package tri-color rotini pasta

2 tomatoes

seeded and diced

2 cucumbers - peeled

seeded

and diced

1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives

½ cup Italian dressing

or more to taste

½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 avocado

diced

1 squeeze lemon juice

Thai-Inspired Noodle Salad

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite about 8 minutes. Drain and let cool 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Mix rotini pasta tomatoes cucumbers olives Italian dressing Parmesan cheese salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Chill until flavors combine about 1 hour.

Step 3

Toss avocado with lemon juice in a bowl. Mix into the pasta salad before serving.

Nutritional Information

Avocado Cucumber Pasta Salad

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 297.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 9.8g 20%

Carbohydrates: 46.5g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 2.7g 11%

Sugars: 3.8g

Fat: 8g 12%

Saturated Fat: 1.9g 9%

Cholesterol: 4.4mg 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 392.1IU 8%

Niacin Equivalents: 6.4mg 50%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 5.1mg 9%

Folate: 140.7mcg 35%

Calcium: 84.5mg 8%

Iron: 2.6mg 14%

Magnesium: 37.1mg 13%

Potassium: 229.6mg 6%

Sodium: 466.1mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 72.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.